Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel
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Don’t be fooled – the ‘culture wars’ over face masks are a trick
By focusing on cultural issues not economic ones, cultural warriors hope to portray the Tories as being the voice of ‘ordinary people’ and Labour as being a bit weird, warns SOLOMON HUGHES
Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector
The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
Durham Miners’ Association chair STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the Reform threat, what’s needed from Labour and why the Big Meeting will never lose its politics
Poland’s anger over Ukraine’s celebration of the Nazi collaborationist UPA reflects more than historical grievance, says KENNY COYLE
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS
WHEN it comes to masks in shops, we have a small illustration of how a “culture war” works, and how to fight it.
Some parts of the left have got very worried about the weapons the right waves about in a culture war.
A culture war is a US description of backlash politics that shifts the argument from economics to issues of “traditional” culture.
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